diff --git a/packages/kit/src/nitro.ts b/packages/kit/src/nitro.ts
index 43375ea113..9f46e41241 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/nitro.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Nitro, NitroDevEventHandler, NitroEventHandler } from 'nitropack'
+import type { Import } from 'unimport'
 import { normalize } from 'pathe'
 import { useNuxt } from './context'
 
@@ -82,3 +83,33 @@ export function useNitro (): Nitro {
   }
   return (nuxt as any)._nitro
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add server imports to be auto-imported by Nitro
+ */
+export function addServerImports (imports: Import[]) {
+  const nuxt = useNuxt()
+  nuxt.hook('nitro:config', (config) => {
+    config.imports = config.imports || {}
+    config.imports.autoImport = true
+    if (Array.isArray(config.imports.imports)) {
+      config.imports.imports = [...config.imports.imports, ...imports]
+    } else {
+      config.imports.imports = [config.imports.imports, ...imports]
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add directories to be scanned by Nitro
+ */
+export function addServerImportsDir (dirs: string | string[], opts: { prepend?: boolean } = {}) {
+  const nuxt = useNuxt()
+  nuxt.hook('nitro:config', (config) => {
+    config.scanDirs = config.scanDirs || []
+
+    for (const dir of (Array.isArray(dirs) ? dirs : [dirs])) {
+      config.scanDirs[opts.prepend ? 'unshift' : 'push'](dir)
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index 659c8bd665..d46ab83892 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ describe('server api', () => {
     expect(await $fetch('/api/counter')).toEqual({ count: 2 })
     expect(await $fetch('/api/counter')).toEqual({ count: 3 })
   })
+
+  it('should auto-import', async () => {
+    const res = await $fetch('/api/auto-imports')
+    expect(res).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      {
+        "autoImported": "utils",
+        "fromServerDir": "test-utils",
+        "thisIs": "serverAutoImported",
+      }
+    `)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('route rules', () => {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/index.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/index.ts
index 60406e1126..a254abaad1 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/index.ts
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { addServerHandler, createResolver, defineNuxtModule } from 'nuxt/kit'
+import { addServerHandler, addServerImports, addServerImportsDir, createResolver, defineNuxtModule } from 'nuxt/kit'
 
 export default defineNuxtModule({
   meta: {
@@ -11,5 +11,16 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
       handler: resolver.resolve('./runtime/handler'),
       route: '/auto-registered-module'
     })
+
+    addServerImports([{
+      from: resolver.resolve('./runtime/some-server-import'),
+      name: 'serverAutoImported',
+      as: 'autoimportedFunction'
+    }, {
+      from: resolver.resolve('./runtime/some-server-import'),
+      name: 'someUtils'
+    }])
+
+    addServerImportsDir(resolver.resolve('./runtime/server'))
   }
 })
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/runtime/server/utils/some-utils.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/runtime/server/utils/some-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e31094e9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/runtime/server/utils/some-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const testUtils = 'test-utils'
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/runtime/some-server-import.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/runtime/some-server-import.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e7322c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/modules/auto-registered/runtime/some-server-import.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function serverAutoImported () {
+  return 'serverAutoImported'
+}
+
+export const someUtils = 'utils'
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/server/api/auto-imports.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/server/api/auto-imports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58ec0f85d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/server/api/auto-imports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default defineEventHandler(() => {
+  return {
+    thisIs: autoimportedFunction(),
+    autoImported: someUtils,
+    fromServerDir: testUtils
+  }
+})